리넷 M. 지그먼은 폴리 앤 라드너 LLP의 파트너로 재직하며 해당 로펌의 의료 산업 팀 및 세무 실무 그룹의 일원이었습니다. 린넷은 법인 및 개인 세무 계획 분야에 주력했으며, 그 범위는 다음과 같습니다: - 법인 설립(영리 및 비영리 모두), 재편성, 인수 및 처분 - 비영리 단체 설립, 면세 승인 및 운영 관련 세무 사항 - 국세청(IRS) 및 주 소득세·규제 당국과의 분쟁 해결 - 의료 기관 매매 및 분할 - 개인 세무 계획 및 세금 분쟁 해결 - 자선가 대상 소득 및 유산 계획
Lynette’s health care projects included representing affiliated hospital organizations in Internal Revenue Service audits, addressing issues such as exempt purpose, inurement, physician recruitment incentives, and unrelated business income; assisting tax-exempt organizations in the formation and operation of joint ventures with other tax-exempt or for-profit organizations; assisting hospitals and medical organizations in various acquisitions of or affiliations with other hospitals and physician practices; and analyzing the restructuring opportunities for a large integrated health care system and for an organization that provides a variety of services to the elderly and handicapped.
Also a Certified Public Accountant, Lynette’s professional affiliations included the Milwaukee and American Bar Associations, the Exempt Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, and the American and Wisconsin Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. She has authored several articles and given numerous speeches on various topics concerning corporate and individual tax issues, including various current issues concerning the health care industry.
Education and Admissions
Lynette graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986), where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She earned her M.S. in taxation from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 1983 and completed her B.B.A., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1979. Lynette is a member of the Wisconsin Bar, and also is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits, the United States Claims Court and the United States Tax Court.
인식
Lynette has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system. She has been selected by her peers for inclusion in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the areas of non-profit/charities law and tax law and was named 2016 Milwaukee Non-Profit / Charities Law – “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers. She is the recipient of the 2009 Pro Bono Award for the Association for Women Lawyers.